Description:
In construction practice, we often encounter a situation where there is overloading of the existing columns and pillars, namely due to various adaptations and extensions. Masonry columns and pillars are usually loaded with vertical forces. Overloading these structural elements leads to the crushing of masonry. To prevent the destruction of columns and pillars it is often proposed to reinforce these elements.The paper deals with the possibilities of using new innovative materials in the reinforcement of masonry columns, namely a "green" fiber cementitious composite with the so-called "strain hardening", which uses industrial waste mainly from the Moravian-Silesian Region.